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The written pitch agreement is not in the survey pack. What fee and what site rule has the inspection of the unit not set?
The inspection of the unit has not set the pitch fee, and it has not set the site rules. The written pitch agreement is not in the survey pack, so those terms were not there to read. GOV.UK treats park homes as a special case when buying. A survey of the unit describes the home that was seen. It does not write the fee the site charges, and it does not write the rules on what may stand on the pitch or how the agreement ends. The missing paper is not filled by the condition notes.
Last reviewed 24 October 2026. Written for buyers in England and Wales unless this answer says otherwise. No named surveyor has signed this page. It is general guidance, not a report on your house, and not legal advice.
What is the fuller explanation?
Pitch agreements deal with money and with the site, not with whether a window is rotten. The fee and the rules on selling, alterations and ending the agreement live in the written terms. None of that was in the pack, so the survey could not record it and should not invent it. GOV.UK treats the purchase as a special case for that reason. A sound-looking unit does not imply a particular fee, and a defect does not imply a particular site rule.
Ask the solicitor for the written pitch agreement and the site rules before you treat the purchase as understood. GOV.UK treats buying a park home as a special case. The survey of the unit does not set the pitch fee and does not replace that agreement. If a lender asks about the home, give them the condition findings and say the agreement was not in the pack. Do not let a paragraph about the unit be rewritten as a statement of what the site charges or what it allows.
What should you ask your surveyor?
- Was the written pitch agreement in the papers you were given?
- Have you set a pitch fee, or any site rule, in this inspection?
- Which defects of the unit did you record separately from the agreement?
What are the typical next steps?
- Ask the solicitor for the written pitch agreement and the site rules.
- Do not read the unit survey as a pitch fee.
- Keep condition notes separate from site rules.
Costs vary with the building and with who you instruct. Where this page does not cite a published figure, ask the surveyor, a relevant specialist, or your solicitor for a written quote. Do not treat a forum average as the price.
Also asked about this
If the unit is in good condition, has a fee been implied?
No. Condition of the unit is not a fee. The written agreement is not in the pack, and the inspection has not set the pitch fee or the site rules. GOV.UK treats a park home purchase as a special case. A tidy home does not stand in for the missing agreement.
Can a site rule be guessed from how the pitch looks?
No. How the pitch looks is a view of the ground and the unit. It is not the written rule. The survey has not set site rules and has not set the pitch fee. GOV.UK treats the purchase as a special case. The agreement, which was not in the pack, is what the solicitor needs to read.